GRE Word List
ENGULF
to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
The meaning of the word engulf is to flow over and enclose : overwhelm.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| coin | corner |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |